John Terry received a mixed reception from fans attending Stiliyan Petrov's charity match at Celtic Park, despite the former Aston Villa player revealing how the Chelsea skipper supported him through his battle with acute leukaemia.

Petrov hosted the #19 Legends match on Sunday, with Terry taking his place at the heart of defence in a ‘Stiliyan XI’, who took on a host of former Celtic stars.

Before the game Petrov reserved special praise for the former England captain, who he
said was the first rival Premier League captain to contact him after his
diagnosis.

VIDEO Scroll down to see Terry getting booed on his arrival at Celtic Park

Emotional: Terry and the Celtic Park crowd stop to applaud Petrov in the 19th minute

All smiles: Terry laughs with Jackie McNamara during the charity game

Good friends: Terry has supported Petrov throughout his battle with leukaemia

‘From the
moment the news came out about my illness he was one of the first to get
in touch and he has carried on being supportive ever since.

'He doesn't always have an easy time with the fans, but I have seen a very different man to that image,’ Petrov told the Sunday Mirror.

‘He has gone out of his way to
encourage me at different times – always sending messages and texts
while I was going through treatment, even though sometimes it might have
been a month before I felt strong enough to return them.'

United: Terry lines up with Petrov and a host of stars for the charity game